Juventus, Vlahovic scores 13 and doesn’t disappoint. But in attack he is the only bomber

The curse continues. Not only for Federico Chiesa, who yesterday was blank against Verona for the sixth time (the blue winger between Fiorentina and Juventus has never scored against the yellow-blues) but also for the other Juventus attackers. So far 2024 has been the annus horribilis for the Lady’s tips. For all except one, Dusan Vlahovic who instead returned to rejoicing at Bentegodi after being left without a goal against Inter, the only match without a goal from the beginning of January to today.

chasing cr7

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A start of the year in the name of 7, and not only because the penalty converted in Verona is the seventh center in the six matches played in 2024, but also because only the most famous 7 in the history of the Lady (and also of international football) is the only one to have done better in the last 30 seasons (since 1994-95): Cristiano Ronaldo reached 10 in 2019-20 with the same kit that Dusan chose as soon as he arrived in Turin, waiting for his beloved 9 to be released.

rigor

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Vlahovic put Juventus back in the game by converting the penalty to make it 1-1. A powerful and precise left foot that chased away all fears after two consecutive errors from the spot for the Serbian center forward, against Empoli and Monza. As usual, Massimiliano Allegri didn’t look, he stood alone at the end of the bench and realized that the ball had ended up in the goal when he saw the others cheering around him.

the best in Europe

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Dusan also had a late heading chance, but the ball went over. With 7 goals he is the top scorer of 2024 in the five major European leagues. The injury (the overload of the adductor in his right thigh which forced him to miss the match against Udinese) left no consequences, confirming his feeling with the goal of the last period. DV9 has the numbers of a top-class striker this season, even if Lautaro Martinez (already with 20 goals in the league) appears unattainable. But he holds on to his second place in the scorers’ rankings.

only dusan

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The others are worrying, because Vlahovic aside, the numbers of the rest of the attack are anything but encouraging: only one center in the new year, scored by Chiesa against Sassuolo, while Milik and Yildiz are still without a goal in 2024. Missing Kean, injured and who has never played yet, was called up. Yesterday Allegri started with Vlahovic and Yildiz, then brought in Chiesa, testing the real trident but only for a few minutes, then removed the Turkish boy and at the end he also threw in Milik. Much ado about nothing, given that, apart from the two goals, Juventus’ first shot on target came in injury time.

more offensive

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In any case, Allegri doesn’t seem willing to turn to the trident, at least not from the first minute: at the moment he considers it a solution to be used during the match. “We had a good time – commented Adrien Rabiot -, but it’s the coach who has to decide. We go onto the pitch and it’s up to us to find the strength to move forward and play more offensively. The formation doesn’t matter, with the 3-5-2 we did well in the last match but we weren’t able to find the goal. Our strength must return to scoring and then managing not to concede. Before we were more compact, we were strong at the back, now we have to find this attitude again. We need to regain trust.” And also free yourself from Vlahovic-addiction.